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Thank you to everybody who contributed to this subject. I purchased PVC pipe glue (based on MEK) from my local hardware store. It works great! It appears to be prethickened so is easy to apply. I used a toothpick. It is strong enough to firmly join (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi people, I need to know which of the glues recommended will stand up to a soap bath. I'm planning on making a deep, narrow and long container out of Legos (probably Mega-Bloks since they'll be glued) that will hold bubble making formula. I can't (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I think Mega-Blocks are made from a different plastic. A glue that works well with Lego might not work very well with Mega-Blocks. Tilman (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I'd be thinking about silicone - the kind they use for making windows weatherproof. Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- Check out pbFORTH for LEGO Mindstorms at: (URL) ---...--- Reply to: rhempel at bmts dot com ---...--- (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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MEK (or any other solvent for that matter) should stand up to soapy water. Solvents actually dissolve the plastic slightly, then the plastic re-solidifies after the solvent evaporates. In the end you don't have a 'glue' bond - you just have one (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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